NewArrayExpression Class (System.Linq.Expressions) (original) (raw)

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Definition

Represents creating a new array and possibly initializing the elements of the new array.

public ref class NewArrayExpression : System::Linq::Expressions::Expression

public ref class NewArrayExpression sealed : System::Linq::Expressions::Expression

public class NewArrayExpression : System.Linq.Expressions.Expression

public sealed class NewArrayExpression : System.Linq.Expressions.Expression

type NewArrayExpression = class
    inherit Expression

Public Class NewArrayExpression
Inherits Expression

Public NotInheritable Class NewArrayExpression
Inherits Expression

Inheritance

Examples

The following example creates a NewArrayExpression object that represents creating and initializing a one-dimensional array of strings.

List<System.Linq.Expressions.Expression> trees =
    new List<System.Linq.Expressions.Expression>()
        { System.Linq.Expressions.Expression.Constant("oak"),
          System.Linq.Expressions.Expression.Constant("fir"),
          System.Linq.Expressions.Expression.Constant("spruce"),
          System.Linq.Expressions.Expression.Constant("alder") };

// Create an expression tree that represents creating and
// initializing a one-dimensional array of type string.
System.Linq.Expressions.NewArrayExpression newArrayExpression =
    System.Linq.Expressions.Expression.NewArrayInit(typeof(string), trees);

// Output the string representation of the Expression.
Console.WriteLine(newArrayExpression.ToString());

// This code produces the following output:
//
// new [] {"oak", "fir", "spruce", "alder"}

Dim trees As New System.Collections.Generic.List(Of System.Linq.Expressions.Expression) _
        (New System.Linq.Expressions.Expression() _
         {System.Linq.Expressions.Expression.Constant("oak"), _
          System.Linq.Expressions.Expression.Constant("fir"), _
          System.Linq.Expressions.Expression.Constant("spruce"), _
          System.Linq.Expressions.Expression.Constant("alder")})

' Create an expression tree that represents creating and  
' initializing a one-dimensional array of type string.
Dim newArrayExpression As System.Linq.Expressions.NewArrayExpression = _
    System.Linq.Expressions.Expression.NewArrayInit(Type.GetType("System.String"), trees)

' Output the string representation of the Expression.
Console.WriteLine(newArrayExpression.ToString())

' This code produces the following output:
'
' new [] {"oak", "fir", "spruce", "alder"}

The next example creates a NewArrayExpression object that represents creating a two-dimensional array of strings.

// Create an expression tree that represents creating a
// two-dimensional array of type string with bounds [3,2].
System.Linq.Expressions.NewArrayExpression newArrayExpression =
    System.Linq.Expressions.Expression.NewArrayBounds(
            typeof(string),
            System.Linq.Expressions.Expression.Constant(3),
            System.Linq.Expressions.Expression.Constant(2));

// Output the string representation of the Expression.
Console.WriteLine(newArrayExpression.ToString());

// This code produces the following output:
//
// new System.String[,](3, 2)

' Create an expression tree that represents creating a string
' array with rank 2 and bounds (3,2).
Dim newArrayExpression As System.Linq.Expressions.NewArrayExpression = _
    System.Linq.Expressions.Expression.NewArrayBounds( _
            Type.GetType("System.String"), _
            System.Linq.Expressions.Expression.Constant(3), _
            System.Linq.Expressions.Expression.Constant(2))

' Output the string representation of the Expression.
Console.WriteLine(newArrayExpression.ToString())

' This code produces the following output:
'
' new System.String[,](3, 2)

The following table shows the different factory methods that you can use to create a NewArrayExpression depending on the NodeType you require.

Applies to